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The Nagasaki terror weapon (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gas

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'the' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'nagasaki terror weapon' is the wordplay.
'GAS' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for gas that I've seen before include "person who's amusing ..." , "Hydrogen or methane, say" , "Oxygen is one" , "Something exciting" , "It's not liquid or solid, like American petrol" .)

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